Shopping in Lucknow
Shopping Malls in Lucknow
Zee Mall or Fun Republic: Zee Mall located in Gomti Nagar is a huge retail centre cum entertainment project established by Zee group in mid 2000's. It was built to serve entertainment, shopping needs, and fine dining under one roof. This Lucknow shopping Mall started its journey with Fun Cinemas, Levi's, Mc Donald's, Fun gaming, Shopper's Stop, Wills Lifestyle and Pepe Jeans as the anchor tenants and today the list includes Spencer's, Brand Factory and Max Lifestyle. This shopping complex in Lucknow comprises of six screen multiplex, department store, multi-cuisine restaurants, retail outlets, food court, huge parking area, gaming zone, and 60 room boutique business hotel. The anchor tenants drive huge traffic to the Mall and average footfall on weekdays touches 10,000 per day and rises to 15,000-20,000 on weekends. Fun Republic is among the few one stop destinations in Lucknow which provide wholesome shopping in Lucknow.
Sahara Ganj Mall: Sahara Ganj Mall is the first ever shopping Mall in Lucknow, 'the city of Nawabs' located at Shahnajaf Road. It is the pioneer Lucknow shopping complex inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2005 where tennis sensation Sania Mirza and Bollywood beauty Gul Panag were the chief guest. The anchor tenants of the Mall are Globus, Westside, Pantaloons, and Big Bazaar. The shopping Mall comprises of major national and global retailers like Indigo National, Gucci, Toy Story, Lee Cooper, Marks and Spencer’s, Rado, Pepe Jeans, Reebok, Adidas, Guess, Koutons, Habibs, Allen Cooper, Liberty, Levi's, Timex, Next, Provogue and Planet Sports. Not only this, but Sahara Ganj Mall also hosts a multi-cuisine food court where joints like Mc Donald's, Copper Chimney, Barista, Moti Mahal, Bombay Blues dominate the area. Four screen multiplex (PVR Cinema) that features latest movies is the USP of Mall.
East End Mall: East End Mall located in Gomti Nagar is among the busiest shopping Malls in Lucknow. Various retail outlets, food court, multiplex, bars, restaurants, lounge are scattered in this four levelled building. A huge space is devoted to the parking area in the basement of the Mall. It serves as a complete package to people delivering shopping stores, food options and entertainment under one roof. John Players, Pizza Hut, Mc Donald's, Spykar Oyo Store and Westside are some major labels of the Mall. East End Mall offers a huge multiplex called Waves Cinemas which grabs the attention of shoppers in Lucknow.
West End Mall: Like East End Mall, West End Mall is also located in Gomti Nagar and was promoted by Chadhas Group in May 2004. This Lucknow Mall offers a combination of shopping, dining, leisure and entertainment options. Four screen multiplex (Waves cinema), Westside, Landmark and Globus acts as the anchor tenants of the Mall. The shopping complex provides a large area to hang out and free space as it is divided in three levels plus basement. The huge parking area which can accommodate over 400 cars makes shopping easier and convenient for the visitors and shoppers alike.
Riverside Mall: Riverside Mall is established next to Hotel Taj Residency in Gomti Nagar. This Lucknow shopping Mall boasts of big players like Barista Lavazza, Big Bazaar, Barbeque Nation and Zero Degree pub. Apart from this, riverside Mall also hosts a great multiplex called Inox which features latest flicks. The shopping centre holds a good parking area for its visitors. Riverside Mall delivers an entertaining shopping and dining experience to the people of Lucknow.
Phoenix United: Phoenix United is amongst the biggest shopping Mall in Lucknow built on the LDA colony. It is unique, upscale and a vibrant Lucknow shopping Mall that includes three levels of basement parking along with eight large floors devoted to different sections. Big Bazaar, Provogue, Globus and Pantaloon are the anchor stores of the Mall. This Lucknow shopping centre boasts of various vanilla shops, hypermarkets, departmental stores, book stores, home stores, modern food court and family entertainment centre with six screen multiplex. This shopping arcade was open to the public in June 2009 and since then has been increasing the footfalls every month.
Local Shopping Markets in Lucknow
Hazratganj Market: Hazratganj, often called as the Park Avenue of Lucknow is amongst the popular and busy shopping destinations in Lucknow which emits a classy look with number of huge shops and restaurants. It is an upscale Lucknow market flooded with the outlets of almost every famous merchandises of India. The main attraction of this Lucknow retail market is antiques and jewellery with special quality and city's popular designs. You may also notice an array of Handloom Houses trading traditional Lucknowi Chikan material along with various other hand made articles. Sahara Ganj Mall, British Library, Hanuman Mandir (Hindu temple) PVR, Waves and Fun Cinemas attracts major crowd to the market.
Aminabad: Aminabad is a famous market of Lucknow, the 'city of Tehzeeb'. It is considered as the next Chandni Chowk of Delhi and is known for jewellery and pickle shops. The market is loaded with number of shops selling everything from footwear to clothes, electronics, chikan dress materials, household articles, jewellery, ornaments, food and sweets etc. Aminabad also hosts a famous food joint of Lucknow, 'Tundey's Kabab' where maximum crowd can be spotted. Also, the book shops at this retail market in Lucknow stand parallel to those at Nai Sarak in Delhi. The more you get into the depth of these narrow lanes, more you can feel the real touch of the city. Each road defines and describes its own world. This Lucknow market is so crowded that it gets impossible for the movement of traffic, so it’s better that you explore the market on foot. Aminabad looks stunning at nights with beautiful lightings. Trip to Lucknow is certainly incomplete without your visit to Aminabad market.
Chowk Market: Chowk is among the oldest shopping destinations of Lucknow located in the areas of old Lucknow. It is a wholesale cum retail market in Lucknow and the best place to pick Chikankari clothes, traditional jewellery and antique pieces. The market is also a gourmet’s delight as it hosts some best quality non vegetarian restaurants of the city. You cannot complete your visit to Chowk without trying your taste on Kebab Parathas of tundey, and Biryani along with the wide range of Lucknow's own milk products like Garam Doodh, Kesaria doodh, Thandai, Malai Pan and Rabri. Apart from all this, The Chowk also boasts of serving mouth watering sweets like Badam Halwa, Ras-Malai, Chatpati Chaat and Malai Gilauri. This lucknow shopping market delivers a unique feeling of shopping and exploring various food joints.
Nakhas: Nakhas is popular market of Lucknow which is very famous for antiques and curios. It is a long colorful and noisy pavement bazaar with a large scope of bargaining in the goods. This Lucknow shopping market offers a great variety in collection of articles to make a better choice. Antique Khaasdan and Paandan are the must buy of Nakhas. The main features of Nakhas is, it is a Sunday Bazaar (it is set up only on Sundays) and secondly it holds a famous bird market in the area.
Janpath Market: Janpath market is a crowded shopping destination of Lucknow with numerous small shops offering interesting and fascinating stuff. There is nothing that one may not find here. It reflects the shadow of Delhi Janpath market. From clothing to footwear, antiques to jewellery, bookstores to food joint everything is available in this market. You need to be really strong with your bargaining skills to land up with a great deal. Competing with the Mall culture, this 35 years old Janpath market has been renovated totally in terms of its infrastructure and environment. Lot of tourist can be spotted at Janpath market in Lucknow which makes the destination even more happening.
Bhootnath Market: Bhootnath market is a famous Lucknow shopping hub located in the area of Indira Nagar. It is famous for its latest and trendy fashion brands offered to people. The market is jammed with different kinds of shops and stores offering a variety and one stop shopping facility to the people. Bhootnath can be identified as the blend of Aminabad and Hazratganj market where both big showrooms and medium range shops pay en equal contribution. In price terms, Bhootnath is economical than Hazratganj but slightly costlier than Aminabad. You may also try your hand on different cuisines offered in the market. The market is open all days of the week except Wednesday.
Gadbad Jhala Market: There might be many shops and stores of jewellery in Lucknow but Gadbad jhala stands apart. Gadbad jhala is a famous jewellery market in Lucknow. The market is studded with gold and silver jewellery both artificial and real mesmerizing a large number of people. Lightweight, hollow gold and silver ornaments with major inclination towards 'filgree' and open work can be found here. Traditional big jhumkas (ear rings) and impressive gold and colorful bangles available at almost no price is the key feature of the market. Gadbad jhala market is a low cost market that competes with big bazaars of Morocco.
